Sorry for not post is so long but what happened since Chanukah anyway?Moshe Feglin spoke in Oak Park tonight. Most likely this was a canned speech for public relations. With dignity and tact Moshe explained his vision which at the end of the day is a common sense approach. As much as one may prize democracy and freedom these values cannot swallow up and overwhelm the G-D given values expressed in Tanach and expounded by the Rabbis..
After all no matter how much I like Sushi I will never be Japanese. Even if I have surgery to alter my appearance to look Asian and become proficient in Japanese language and culture, it will not change anything . For no matter how much I want, no matter how hard I try I cannot and will not be Japanese. To attempt to do so is to lie to myself and appear delusional to the rest of the world.
Similarly as much as Israel wants to escape its heritage and seek acceptance as a generic western style socialist democracy with a slight nod to Judaism it just does not work. The absurd nature of an Israeli state actively to shirk its historical connection to the nation’s Biblical roots and the rich resource of guidance and direction to be culled from the wealth of Torah /Rabbinic scholarship that is the source of Jewry’s values and beliefs.
The point that Mr. Feglin made that distinguishes his approach from others like Katzeleh or Effie Eitan is that Jewish Leadership is directed to the whole nation and not just a particular sector of nation. Mr. Feglin’s position may not be shared by these two other political figures but there is something that rings true about the Jewish Leadership approach.
Representing only a segment of the population then the message no matter how similar is limited to that constituently which would not be the case in a major party like Likud.
Though the purity of one’s soul is tainted by engaging in politics but with the fear of G-D can one remain true before the G-D of Israel and the Jewish People.
Happy and Kosher Pesach.
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